Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My first question is for Kimberly Lavoie. It was a pleasure having you in Sudbury and seeing you again at PDAC earlier this month.
We talk a lot about critical minerals and the need for us to ramp up critical minerals. We've identified that there are really only three ways to do that: opening up new mines, ramping up existing mines or looking for minerals through some waste products. Experts, including the International Energy Agency, have suggested that recycling e-waste could alleviate pressure on critical mineral extraction, since most e-waste is made up of several minerals, including critical minerals.
Can you tell us what initiatives Canada has put in place specifically to reuse critical minerals in e-waste?
Then I have a second part to my question: What steps should Canada take to recover more of the high-value materials that are found in e-waste, such as iron, copper and gold?